Survivors of childhood sex abuse stand vigil/ PA Senate hallway,demand statute of limitation reform
Survivors of childhood sexual abuse and their supporters were back at the state capitol on Monday applying pressure on legislators who they say will either allow a path to justice or stand in its way.
Demonstrators stood in the Senate hallway, some holding signs demanding a #WindowToJustice, while others took turns reading from the nearly 900-page state grand jury report that was released in August and details sexual abuse of about 1,000 children by 301 predator priests.
The window would allow survivors for whom the civil window has already closed to file a retroactive civil claim against their abuser.
Since at least 2005, Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse has been up for discussion among advocates for reform.
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/10/15/child-sex-abuse-survivors-demand-reforms-states-statute-laws-harrisburg-senate/1618630002/